The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-11-10

ed saturday afternoon. The condition OF
his mother was much improved at the time
he left.
1t looks like business since work has
commenced On the Durham & Henderson
Railroad at both ends. Now who says the
road will not come here? or that it will
detour SO as to take in any other town on
the route?
The Crescent City Opera Company will
be here the last week in this month This
is first rate combination, so the press
says, numbering twenty-five or thirty peo-
pie. Due announcement will be made of
the exact date of their appearance.
This has been busy week among our
merchants. Hardly a store in town but
what has been crowded. The sales of to-
baccO for the past ten days have been
enormously large and all lines of trade
have felt the quickening pulse of business.
The GOLD LEAF has been shown by Mr..
". w. BriscOe something of a curiosity in
the shape of an old Colonial $40 90 bill.
1t bears date of January IA, 1879, and is in
good state of preservation. Mr.. BriscOe
prizes it quite highly as a memento of the
| early days of the American Republic.
We are requested to announce that there
| will be a special service for gentlemen
only, at the Presby terrain church to-mor-
| row (Friday) evening. The entire male
portion of the congregation, as we'll as the
males generally of the town are cordi-
ally invited to attend upon this service.
When you want anything done in the
way of dyeing, renovating and repairing
clothing, call on Mr.. J. b. Clements. In
connection with his tailoring business he
has opened dyeing establishment and all
work in that line is done in frst-class
manner on very reasonable terms.
Manager Sam Burwell received a tel
egram yesterday from the Meyer-Thorn
Comedy Company asking to be booked for
Bulwell Hall for several nights during the
week commencing the 21st. Further notice
will be given in these columns This is
said to be most excellent company.
A number of Nash county farmers were
here with tobacco last week Among
them We noticed Messrs w. L. Thorp, W.
II. Lewis, ThOs. York, j. d. Griffin, J. r.
| Saunders, T. p. Afford, and VIM. York
who took home with them upwards of s., 900
but they left some mighty fine tobacco in
| its stead.
The Henderson Jersey Cattle Club had
the misfortune to lose their thoroughbred
Jersey Bull, Tar Heel, by death recently
1t appears that something he had eaten
was the cause of the trouble. Tar Heel
was a fine young animal and his death is
serious loss to the community as we'll as to
| his owners.
We acknowledge pleasant call from
friend Thos Y. Avent, one of old Nash's
most successful farmers and the pioneer
tobacco grower of his county, yesterday,
who came in to make his annual contribu-
ton of 81. 90 to the GOLD LEAFS exchequer.
He was here with lot of tobacco and
made good sales as he always does.
| Hereafter no change will be made in ad-
vertsements not handed in by Monday
evening. And it would accommodate us
TO have all new advertisements on Tues
day, if possible. The paper is frequently
| delayed on account Of not having the
copy Of advertisement 3 in hand earlier
in the week. Remember this, please.
Fruit tree agents have put in their ap.
| pcarance and are now busy delivering
young trees to their customers. Every
owner of land ought to nave good fruit
orchard of choice varieties. 1t pays i'll a
double sense to raise plenty of fruit. Be
sides the market supply there is nothing
E,
fruit in season.
Attention is called to the advertisement
of Ii. T. Watkins, trustee. Offering valuable
farm near WILLIAMSBURG for sale. Trac
contains 4O7 acres, about half in pine timber
with good low land, on Nutbush creek, 81
acres in cultivation. This property is to bt
sold by consent of the owner Mr.. John I
Thomas. Sale will take place Saturday
December 3rd.
The past week has witnessed great &C
tivity in trade circles, both among the to
bacco men and the merchants. The cheer
full sunshine has lured the farmers on
doors and the favorable weather TO
hand ling tobacco has caused them to bring
it in to market in large quantities. Ano
when business is brisk in the tobacco mar
ket other lines of trade are benefited il
proportion.
The railroad crossing at the Methods
Protestant church needs attention. TIL,
iron is several inches higher than the leve
of The road bed at that point, and thu
wheels of vehicles striking it diagOnally
makes it bad to cross with heavy lOa(
besides rendering it extremely dangerous
just at that paticular junction. The rail
road authorities should remedy the evil a
once.
1t is always pleasant to do business will
man who is prompt and accurate in hi
dealings, and the GOLD LEAF takes pleas
ure in saying that-those who have bushes
+ transactions with Mr.. L. I. Hicks, attor
ney at law. find him such Il man. And il
matters of legal nature, where larg
interests are involved and sums of none,
are to be handled, this is especially to b.
desired.
The new addition to Harris, GoOch &Co'
brick warehouse gives them considerabl
more floor room, and they need it all t
accommodate their large and growing pat
ronage. This is a large and we'll lighte
establishment, with all the convenience
and accommodations necessary for farmer
and their teams, and no house stands NOR
deservedly high in the estimation of il
patrons.